# Incident 19980812038189I: Amd FALCON, Jamestown, NY, August 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1998, 22:00 local time
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKAA
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277R-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- Reported engine: GE CF7002D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812038189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED UNDER PART 91 FOR YIP. CREW SELECTED GEAR UP AND NOTED LEFT-HAND GEAR DOOR UNLOCKED LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED GEAR,LEFT-HAND GEAR DOOR UNLOCKED LIGHT STAYED ON. CREW RESTRICTED AIRCRAFT SPEED TO VLO PER CHECKLIST. UPON ARRIVAL AT YIP, MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT-HAND GEAR DOOR (P/N MY20-293-10-FI) HAD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DUE TO FRACTURES AT FOREWARD HINGE ARM (P/N MY20293-10811-5) AND AFT HINGE ARM (P/N MY20293-10821).FOREWARD GEAR DOOR LOCK WAS SENT TO VENDOR FOR EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF INTERNAL MICROSWITCH SEQUENCING PROBLEM WAS PRESENT.

## Other reports on N277R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770528021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528021299A), May 28, 1977: Rkwell 680FL (N277R), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aprx 1/2 cupfull fluid under r brake prior to departure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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